Lots of news today. I'll start with the ones not involving games, and all of them involve Steam in one way or the other

STEAM CONTROLLER: our first impressions

http://www.pcgamer.com/steam-controller-impressions/

The first time we got our hands on the Steam Controller, way back in early 2014, we weren't too impressed. But it's been a year and a half of iteration since then, and at long last the controller is shipping out to PC gamers everywhere. Is it better now that Valve's added an analog stick and tweaked its button layout? Can those trackpads replicate the experience of using a mouse?

STEAM LINK and STEAM CONTROLLER don't work with Macs - yet

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-10-19-steam-link-and-steam-controller-dont-work-with-macs-yet

The Steam Link and Steam Controller currently do not work with Macs.

The Steam Link currently doesn't stream from Macs, and the Steam Controller doesn't currently support gamepad emulation on Macs (if you opt into the Steam Beta client, keyboard/mouse emulation will be functional).

In an email to customers (below), Valve apologised, blaming the problem on "some temporary software issues".

Valve admits Steam customer support is awful (again), but says it's working on it

http://www.pcgamer.com/valve-admits-steam-customer-support-is-awful-again-but-says-its-working-on-it/

Have you ever wondered why Steam's customer support is so awful? I sure have, especially over the past few weeks, which I will say no more about. Fortunately, Valve is aware of just how bad the situation is, and while it may be cold comfort for anyone currently waiting for help with a screwy Steam account [ahem], it's got a plan in place to make things better.

>>Personally I've used it twice and both times they were pretty good. After reading this and what happened to others (have they answered your problem, Basil?) I think I was very lucky.

THE SIMS 4, FALLOUT 4 & WARHAMMER: END TIMES – VERMINTIDE Are This Week’s Best Selling PC Games

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-sims-4-fallout-4-warhammer-end-times-vermintide-are-this-weeks-best-selling-pc-games/

The latest PC UK retail, Steam Digital and Green Man Gaming charts have been revealed and as we can see, The Sims 4, Fallout 4 and Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide are this week’s best selling games in UK, on Steam and on GMG. You can view the full charts after the jump! 

UK PC Charts [October 17th, 2015] 

1. THE SIMS 4
2. THE SIMS 4: GET TO WORK
3. FOOTBALL MANAGER 2015
4. GRAND THEFT AUTO V
5. CIVILIZATION: BEYOND EARTH – RISING TIDE
6. WORLD OF WARCRAFT: WARLORDS OF DRAENOR
7. THE SIMS 3: STARTER BUNDLE
8. THE WITCHER III: WILD HUNT
9. THE SIMS 4 BUNDLE PACK 1
10. WRC 5

Steam Charts: 

1. Fallout 4
2. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
3. Tales of Zestiria
4. Grand Theft Auto V
5. Minecraft: Story Mode – A Telltale Games Series
6. Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide
7. ARK: Survival Evolved
8. Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth – Rising Tide
9. Rocket League
10. Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

Green Man Gaming Charts: 

1. Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide
2. Fallout 4
3. Star Wars Battlefront
4. Fallout 4 – Season Pass
5. Sword Coast Legends
6. Rocket League
7. Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide Collector’s Edition
8. Just Cause 2
9. Tales of Zestiria
10. Chivalry – 4 Pack

ADR1FT – Here Is 9 Minutes Of New Gameplay Footage

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/adr1ft-here-is-9-minutes-of-new-gameplay-footage/

Adam Orth, creator of ADR1FT, has shared a new video showing 9 minutes of new gameplay footage from this space survival game. Powered by Unreal Engine 4, ADR1FT will be coming to the PC in Q1 2016 and will be a featured launch title for the Oculus Rift Virtual Reality headset. Enjoy!

ADR1FT – New Gameplay Video Released, Showing 9 Minutes Of New Gameplay Footage

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/adr1ft-new-gameplay-video-released-showing-9-minutes-of-new-gameplay-footage/

Yesterday, Adam Orth, creator of ADR1FT, shared a video showing 9 minutes of gameplay footage from his space survival game. And today, Adam revealed yet another video showing 9 minutes new gameplay footage. Powered by Unreal Engine 4, ADR1FT will be coming to the PC in Q1 2016 and will be a featured launch title for the Oculus Rift Virtual Reality headset. Enjoy!

WARHAMMER: END TIMES – VERMINTIDE Gets Overview Trailer

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/warhammer-end-times-vermintide-gets-overview-trailer/

Fatshark has released a new trailer for its co-operative action combat adventure game, Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide. This game overview provides a deeper look at some of Vermintide’s core features, including the heroes, combat system, weapons, loot system, enemies and environments. Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide releases on October 23rd. Enjoy!

LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII Is Coming To The PC In December

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/lightning-returns-final-fantasy-xiii-is-coming-to-the-pc-in-december/

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII was meant to hit the PC this Spring. However, Square Enix delayed the PC version to Autumn as the development team needed a little more time in order to finish it. And today, the game’s producer Kitase revealed that the game will be coming to the PC sometime in December.

WASTELAND 2 – DIRECTOR’S CUT versus Original Graphics Comparison [Video]

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/wasteland-2-directors-cut-versus-original-graphics-comparison-video/

ouTube’s ‘Rob Cram’ has released a video, showing the graphical differences between the original and the Director’s Cut version of Wasteland 2. As we can see, inXile has improved the game’s visuals and environments. In case you’re wondering, this Director’s Cut edition – that is currently available on consoles – is called “Game of the Year” edition on the PC and is being offered for free to all Wasteland 2 owners.

JUST CAUSE 3 – Here Is 40 Minutes Of Gameplay Footage From The PC Version

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/just-cause-3-here-is-40-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-the-pc-version/

Polygon has shared a video, showing 40 minutes of new gameplay footage from the PC version of Just Cause 3. Just Cause 3 looks beautiful and colourful, though you will easily various pop-ins (shadows and meshes).

And the last, and smaller post with news for today

DIVINITY: ORIGINAL SIN ENHANCED EDITION trailer showcases controller-based UI

http://www.pcgamer.com/divinity-original-sin-enhanced-edition-trailer-showcases-controller-based-ui/

Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition is coming, as we learned last week, on October 27. It's a major overhaul of the original game that will include new quests, combat styles, character builds, voiceovers, a "heavily rewritten story," and a completely new user interface designed for controllers—which the new version will also support, by the way. A number of those changes can be seen in action in the "console combat" trailer released today which, despite the title, is relevant to us as well.

STANLEY PARABLE dev teases new game, releases first screenshots

http://www.pcgamer.com/stanley-parable-dev-teases-new-game-releases-first-screenshots/

William Pugh, co-creator of the Stanley Parable, has put out a teaser for his new (as yet unnamed) game. You can play the teaser for yourself over here. It's the first game from his new studio Crows Crows Crows, which was revealed just a couple of weeks ago.

EUROPA UNIVERSALIS IV: THE COSSACKS expansion announced

http://www.pcgamer.com/europa-universalis-iv-the-cossacks-expansion-announced/

The Cossacks are coming to Paradox's cheerily daunting grand strategy game Europa Universalis IV. Specifically, they're coming in a moustache-heavy new expansion called, er, The Cossacks, which enhances the game's diplomacy options, and gives you more things to do during peacetime, among other stuff. As ever, the base game will receive a big, free update to coincide with the expansion, even if you aren't interested in picking some Cossacks up.

Many news today but because making several posts is tiresome (both to make and to read), I'll make 2 very big posts.

SWORD COAST LEGENDS – Party-based RPG – Now Available On The PC, New Screenshots

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/sword-coast-legends-party-based-rpg-now-available-on-the-pc/

n-Space and Digital Extremes announced today that Sword Coast Legends, their party-based RPG set in the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Forgotten Realms universe from Wizards of the Coast, has launched for PC, Mac, and Linux.

OVERLORD: FELLOWSHIP OF EVIL Is Now Available, New Screenshots

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/overlord-fellowship-of-evil-is-now-available-new-screenshots/

Codemasters today announced that Overlord: Fellowship of Evil, their digital only, angelically-priced, devilishly fun Action RPG is available now PC. In order to celebrate this announcement, Codemasters released the game’s launch trailer and screenshots that can be viewed below.

SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE DEVIL’S DAUGHTER Announced – Coming In Spring 2016 To The PC

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/sherlock-holmes-the-devils-daughter-announced-coming-in-spring-2016-to-the-pc/

Bigben Interactive announced today that a new Sherlock Holmes game is under development. Titled Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter, this new game will feature large areas to explore, will come with five cases to solve, and is planned for a Spring 2016 release on PC.

GRAND THEFT AUTO V – Update 1.30 Available, Huge Changelog Revealed

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/grand-theft-auto-v-update-1-30-available-huge-changelog-revealed/

Rockstar Games has just released a new update for Grand Theft Auto V. According to its changelog, this update adds new content to the game and fixes various general and PC specific issues. This update will be auto-downloaded and you can view its complete changelog below.

THE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT – New Update For Modkit Opens Up HD Texture Packs Possibilities

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-new-update-for-modkit-opens-up-hd-texture-packs-possibilities/

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s modkit has been criticized by a lot of players for not providing players with enough tools to actually mod the game. Well, good news everyone as a new update for the modkit will be released shortly and according to the developers, it will allow players to add new textures, as well as the ability to mod textures from the textures array.

NEED FOR SPEED – Full Car List Revealed, Will Feature 51 Vehicles

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/need-for-speed-full-car-list-revealed-will-feature-51-vehicles/

Electronic Arts and Ghost Games have revealed the full car list for their upcoming racing game, Need For Speed. Need For Speed will feature 51 cars. Need For Speed will be the first game featuring the BMW M2 Coupe. Racing fans can also expect cars from various manufacturers like LAMBORGHINI, HONDA, TOYOTA, NISSAN and DODGE.

GALAK-Z – 16bit Physics-driven Open-world Anime Shooter – Coming To Steam On October 29th

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/galak-z-16bit-physics-driven-open-world-anime-shooter-coming-to-steam-on-october-29th/

17-BIT has announced that GALAK-Z is coming to Steam on October 29th. GALAK-Z is described as a modern, A.I. and physics-driven open-world action game, viewed through the lens of the classic 16-bit space shooter.

Street Fighter V – PC Gamers Will Have One Extra Day For Beta Testing

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/street-fighter-v-pc-gamers-will-have-one-extra-day-for-beta-testing/

Capcom has just announced that the PC closed beta testing for Street Fighter V will be launched on Octover 23rd. Capcom decided to move up the start time for PC gamers so that they will have an extra day of beta participation, which is undoubtedly cool.

2DARK – Isometric Survival Adventure Game From Alone In The Dark Creator – New Trailer Released

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/2dark-isometric-survival-adventure-game-from-alone-in-the-dark-creator-new-trailer-released/

Frederick Raynal, the creative force behind Alone in the Dark, today released the brand new trailer of his upcoming stealth horror adventure game 2Dark. 2Dark is planned for a Q1 2016 release on the PC, and Gloomywood will be showcasing the latest version of 2Dark at Paris Games Week and Game Connection.

STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC 2 gets another official update

http://www.pcgamer.com/star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic-2-gets-another-official-update/

Three months ago, out of nowhere, the decade-old Star Wars RPG Knights of the Old Republic 2 received a significant update on Steam that incorporated support for controllers and widescreen displays, 5K resolution, and Steam Cloud saves. Today, it happened again.

More STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT details revealed through data mining

http://www.pcgamer.com/more-star-wars-battlefront-details-revealed-through-data-mining/

Data miners have uncovered everything there is to know about the upcoming Star Wars Battlefront, pulling apart the beta to get the juicy info. Juicy, that is, if you like combing through a 20 page google doc for specific details about each weapon and ability. I'll leave it here if that takes you fancy.

Watch the LIFE IS STRANGE season finale trailer

http://www.pcgamer.com/watch-the-life-is-strange-season-finale-trailer/

The season finale trailer for Life is Strange has been revealed, ahead of its release tomorrow today, though be warned that it's quite spoilery if you haven't played the previous episodes. You can check it out above, though if you haven't played the first four episodes then you might want to steer clear. It's mostly a recap of events so far, accompanied by swelling music and Max talking about the end of the world. Has Max 'changed too much destiny'? We can find out tomorrow today.

HARD WEST launch date announced

http://www.pcgamer.com/hard-west-launch-date-announced/

We recently called Hard West "one of the games we were looking forward to most" ahead of this year's PAX Prime. It follows the adventures of a hard man named Warren, who "will walk a treacherous path of chaos and revenge to punish those who wronged him." It sounds like pretty much every Western ever, except that this particular spin also happens to be enshrouded by the supernatural.

VERMINTIDE video brutalises hundreds of rat men

http://www.pcgamer.com/vermintide-is-left-4-dead-with-rat-men/

Here's something for Warhammer fans to sink their teeth into: eight minutes of Vermintide, developer Fatshark's "visceral first person co-op experience" set in the end times of the Warhammer universe. It's Left 4 Dead with the Skaven instead of zombies, and it looks delightful. In fact, it was our favourite game at PAX.

The Ubisoft Club, Ubi's new online rewards program, opens its doors

http://www.pcgamer.com/the-ubisoft-club-ubis-new-online-rewards-program-opens-its-doors/

Presumably hopeful that gamers will ignore Groucho Marx's famous adage, Ubisoft is launching its own club. But the club is neither the leather wingback chair nor the pounding EDM variety. The Ubisoft Club is a free to join loyalty rewards program that offers "extra game content, limited edition goodies, [and] discounts in the shop" to members.

Ouch it seems Sword Coast is getting mixed reviews, some are already calling for refunds with some other more hardcore D&D followers claiming that it's not really staying true to the rules and nature of D&D.

Overlord however is getting negative reviews on the spot with it apparently being simple and too easy with hardly any difficulty curve and not looking great in some places.

I know Steam reviews aren't perfect but honestly when I saw the overwhelming praise from fans for the Pirate Warriors 3 port I knew something bad was up when it turned out to be a worse port than the PS4 and they still forgave and praised it to hell but then there will be times when a game is actually bad and the user reviews do actually point that out, for these two recent releases I feel I'm more or less on their side than the devs, we still get devs releasing games where they don't try hard enough compared to those that do.

Also Rebel galaxy is released and I bought it for me and a friend, hoping to give it a spin in a few minutes and give my take on it.

From what I read Pirate Warriors 3 bugs appear mostly late game, so it would take a while for people to notice them. The Overlord spin-off however has flaws noticeable from the very beginning. Honestly I think this and Sword Coast would have benefited from spending a few months in Early Access.

It's not just bugs that are in PW3 it's the actual visuals as well and they still haven't been sorted out either which is why I'm unlikely to support the PC port if they aren't going to give me a decent one at that. They even cut out the co-op feature as well.

Steam reviews are always tricky. There's plenty of reviews from people that have played the game for less than one hour, which to me is something unthinkable.

THE SOLUS PROJECT Gets New Beautiful Screenshots, Planned For An Early 2016 Release

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-solus-project-gets-new-beautiful-screenshots-planned-for-an-early-2016-release/

GRIP Digital and Teotl Studios announced that they are targeting an early 2016 release for The Solus Project across PC and Xbox One. Launching simultaneously on each platform – Steam via Early Access, GOG and with Game Preview on Xbox One – The Solus Project is described as an engrossing first-person survival game, and the brainchild of industry legend Sjoerd ‘Hourences’ De Jong.

Rebellion Purchases All Assets & IP Rights For WOOLFE – THE RED HOOD DIARIES

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/rebellion-purchases-all-assets-ip-rights-for-woolfe-the-red-hood-diaries/

Rebellion announced today that it has purchased all assets and intellectual property rights related to Woolfe – The Red Hood Diaries. Originally developed by GRIN in Belgium, Woolfe was successfully crowdfunded on Kickstarter and its first volume released on Steam earlier this year.

DOOM Closed Alpha – Leaked Images Show All Available Closed Alpha Weapons

http://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/doom-closed-alpha-leaked-images-show-all-available-closed-alpha-weapons/

DOOM’s closed alpha testing will begin in a couple of days and some images were leaked on the Internet, showing all the weapons that will be available during this closed alpha phase. Naturally, expect to see more images from this closed alpha testing but until then, enjoy the following shots showing the game’s weapons!

Ubisoft: “PC gamers are important to us, and we’re committed to addressing their needs”

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/ubisoft-pc-gamers-are-important-to-us-and-were-committed-to-addressing-their-needs/

Okay everyone, this isn’t an April’s fools joke. No seriously, it is not. Ubisoft has joined Open Gaming Alliance and claimed that PC gamers are important to it. Not only that, but the French company is comitted to understanding and addressing PC gamers’ needs. Oh, and that’s not a joke.

Green Man Gaming Special Offers – GRAND THEFT AUTO V With 33% Discount, COD: BLACK OPS III With 27% Discount

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/green-man-gaming-special-offers-grand-theft-auto-v-with-33-discount-cod-black-ops-iii-with-27-discount/

Green Man Gaming has informed us about some really interesting offers that run until Monday. GMG is currently offering GTA V with a 33% discount. Not only that, but PC gamers can use an additional voucher code so that they can lower its price even further.